GreenBytes today introduced Solidarity, and all-SSD evolution of their HA-3000 dual controller storage array. Solidarity is a major move forward for GreenBytes and allows the veteran startup company to compete in the new solid-state storage market. It is a respectable entry in the “disk replacement” segment of the market, with a reasonable balance between price, features, and … [Read more...] about GreenBytes introduces Solidarity, an all-SSD storage array
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EMC VFCache (aka “Project Lightning”) Is One Small Step, But an Important One
EMC will today unveil a new product, and will no doubt attract a great deal of press. The modest technical capabilities of VFCache 1.0 limit its use case, but the announcement is big news, since it marks EMCs first foray into the hot server-attached storage market. EMC VFCache is a Simple Read Cache I was not pre-briefed on this product, and I'm not all that thrilled at the … [Read more...] about EMC VFCache (aka “Project Lightning”) Is One Small Step, But an Important One
Nimbus E-Class: The First Big, Redundant, All-Flash Enterprise Array
Today's announcement of the E-Class storage array is an important milestone for Nimbus Data and solid-state storage in the enterprise. Until now, most solid-state storage arrays have been fairly small-scale, focused on point performance rather than enterprise-wide capacity. But the E-Class, which scales to 500 TB and sports a redundant, multi-protocol interface, is the first … [Read more...] about Nimbus E-Class: The First Big, Redundant, All-Flash Enterprise Array
When Pricing Gets Squishy Competition Heats Up
I stepped into a hornet nest this week when I posted a write-up about a new flash storage array from Pure Storage. The controversy had nothing to do with the underlying technology, which seems quite sound. Rather, it was all about pricing, with Pure's competitors calling foul on their price comparisons. You're Not Buying Gigabytes In a world of 3 TB drives, storage capacity … [Read more...] about When Pricing Gets Squishy Competition Heats Up
Pure Storage All-Flash Storage Array Revealed
Flash memory is awesome, but SSD isn't a drop-in replacement for disk. Flash is totally different from spinning disk, yet most storage arrays still treat it as disk-like block storage. That's why I was pleased to hear from startup Pure Storage, who are asking the core question, "what should an all-flash storage device look like?" Another Storage Startup? Pure Storage is a … [Read more...] about Pure Storage All-Flash Storage Array Revealed